Horizon Based Ambient Occlusion
Horizon Based Ambient Occlusion (HBAO) delivers more accurate AO compared to the other SSAO solutions available on the asset store, and this without any compromise on performances.
This algorithm is highly optimized to use minimal GPU time and offers the best quality to performance ratio. Asset contains color bleeding and temporal filtering features. Gaia extension ready.
The effect is scalable in order to achieve the proper performances. Source code included in the package.
Scenes on videos and screenshots from Unity Technologies, other screenshots were generated with Gaia using BackWoods Gaming's terrain stamps, turboscalpeur's grasses and Kronnect's volumetric fog are NOT included in this package.
Release Notes
Changelog:
- Fix compile error on Unity 6.4 (URP)
- Fix for HBAO usage as default profile (URP)
- Fix pass inputs (normal prepass not required in deferred) and xr eyecount (URP)
- Fix editor behavior with Lit AO (URP)
- Fix usage of worldspace normals for URP 10.10+
Basic Information
- Latest Version
- 3.7 (23 Mar 2026)
- Publisher
- Michaël Jimenez
- Category
- VFX/Shaders/Fullscreen & Camera Effects
- Size
- 8.0 MB
- Price
- €23
- Asset Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (236)
Extended Information
- Unity Versions
- 2020.3.0
- Render Pipelines
- ✔ BIRP ✔ URP ✔ HDRP
- State
- Published